Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

There is a desire to eat large amounts of food, not always at mealtimes, but the sufferer does not try to get rid of it as in bulimia.They feel depressed and or inadequate because of this inability to control.

Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder

Weight gain

Feeling low

Eating large amounts of food until feeling uncomfortably full

Being secretive

Mood swings

Feeling guilty after eating and out of control

Anxiety about weight

Compulsive overeating

The sufferer can pick at food all day long, for different reasons, but mainly because eating food is seen as a way of coping with difficult feelings.